Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
ALONG THE RAILS.
Important Railroad News
From all Points.
FREIGHT BLOCKADE AT OGDEN
What the Santa Fe will do in Cali
furnia, Acc riding to Mr..
Purceil-R. I. e s. z.

Purcell-R. /. & s. z.
Mr. Z. B. Purcells, one OF the A
II. & S. F. Company's most trusted
and efficient directors is in the city
with a party Of friends. They have
been visiting points OF Interest
throu Ihont Southern California and
this is the party's second visit to Los
Angeles during the trip. MIR. Pur-
cells elegant special car. No. 90, l.
side tracked at the Santa Fe depot ard
he and his family, and the remainder
Of the party, live there instead OF at
the hotels. The car has every arrange
ment calculated to make travelling as
agreeable as possible, and an excel
lent colored cook presides at the
kitchen, which Is located III tie for
ward end of the car.
Mr.. Purcells was seen Yesterday by
the HERALD representative, when the
following conversation ocrurred:
SIS the Santa Fe company going to
do much in the way OF new railroad
building this winter?' asked the re-
porter.
"Well, not exactly new railroad
building, hut they are going to work
TO complete the schemes already on
band Prpsi lent Strong is not Il man
to make promises he will not carry
out, and the comrany has already got
sufficient mapped out to monopolize
it's entire tine ior the next year"
"What will he he first thing done
in the way of completing some OF the
roads begun?"
"Next week a large force OF men
will he put to work at the southern
end of the city to finish the Santa
Ana branch, and they will do all their
power to rush the road to compile
ton"
"Do you know exactly where this
road will enter the city p
"No, l do not, but most likely
somewhere near the end OF Seventh
street."
"Where is the construction going
on nowY
Somewhere between here and
Anaheim there is large force of
graders at work. These will not he
disturbed. but will continue in their
work until they meet with the labor
ers which start from this end
'.What other work will be done?"
"Well, they will extend the road
now running from San Berna ~linn to
Mentone, eastward along the foot
hills for some distance, though just
where cannot say. Then work will
he commenced on the road running
from Perris, on the Southern Califor-
mia line, to San Jacinto. This branch
will re most important one. and will
open up an excellent portion OF the
country"
"What will he done on the San
Diego division? ?"
"Why, they will commence at San
Diego AMI work eastward AS far az FL
Cajon, when a northerly direction wi |
be pursued for some distance, almost
paraIleling the California Southern
railway. and then they will turn west
to the coast and make the connection
at or near Carlsba |, where the graders
are alrea lv at work. This will save
our rails from San DIEGO to Oceanside
and back again, Tor they can be car
ried around the new road rs the track
is laid"
care there no other important
works going on this winter?" again
queried the re, 'orter.
"No; as | said, these are the most
important--in fact, they are all. More
might he done if we could get the la
bOrers."
In the east we cannot do anything
for lack of material, though laborers
Can I've obtained in abundance. Here
we can do nothing Tor lack oil lahore's,
though we can easily get all the
material we need. We have a great
many car-oes of ties and rails arriving
at San Diego. but, as stated, can-
not find lIborers sufficient to Use them
rs fast az we want to-"
"Alr Purcell" a ked the reporter,
care the Santa Fe people thinking Of
building road to San Francisco, to
compete with the Southern Pacific
Companv-tave you talked about
such IL thing?"
eyes, we have talked about such Il
scheme, and l think. some day, We
will certainly have line into San
+ unci-co Of our own, but we have
not, as yet. taken any active steps
toward tin fact, we have done
thing but talk" and Mr.. Purcell
laughed, you know 'talk' don't g
for much in this country-though
some day we will be in San Fran
cisco"
Mr.. Purcell being very busy the
reporter thanked him and took his
leave.